United Kingdom News http://www.topix.com/world/united-kingdom http://www.topix.com/rss/world/united-kingdom.xml News on United Kingdom continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Fifth man convicted in kidnap plot http://www.topix.net/world/united-kingdom/2008/02/fifth-man-convicted-in-kidnap-plot?fromrss=1 A jury convicted a fifth man in the case of a plot to kidnap and kill a British Muslim soldier and supply terrorists in Pakistan with equipment. via Peterborough Today

]]> Peterborough Today Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:16:04 GMT 0802169N56RQ 2 You can't have your kayak and beat it! http://www.topix.net/world/united-kingdom/2008/02/you-cant-have-your-kayak-and-beat-it?fromrss=1 Those rowing a lightweight craft offshore should take heed of this cautionary tale. A couple of kayak enthusiasts took refuge on a nearby island as the weather deteriorated. Many yachtsmen and kayak lovers would not have been this lucky. Be ready to call the coastguards before or during an adventurous trip, particularly in the winter months.

]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:18:40 GMT 080210IBNSS8 0 RMT and TSSA unions challenge London Tube over safety threats http://www.topix.net/world/united-kingdom/2008/02/rmt-rmt-and-tssa-in-dispute-with-london-tube-over-staffing-and-safety?fromrss=1 Union members are in dispute with the operators of London's Underground trains over the "casualisation" of jobs and reduced staffing levels. They are suggesting that travellers' safety could be jeopardised. All this in the run up to the May elections for a London Mayor!

]]> Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:45:27 GMT 080210KKE6N5 0 Body Lay in UK Apartment for 8 Years http://www.topix.net/world/united-kingdom/2008/02/body-lay-in-uk-apartment-for-8-years?fromrss=1 "How can any of us possibly understand how there could be a dead body in somebody's flat for five years, or maybe even as long as eight years, and nobody know and nobody notices, and life appears to go on as usual"

Workers responding to neighbors' complaints of a bad smell coming from an apartment in western England discovered a body that lay decomposing on a couch for years while another resident lived there, officials said Friday.

The British Broadcasting Corp. reported that neighbors of the Bristol, England apartment had been complaining for years about the stench and cleaning workers found the body. Neighbor Michael Stone told the BBC he assumed the tenant suffered from poor hygiene and even offered him air fresheners. Read more

]]> The Associated Press Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:31:52 GMT 080209EPLGJH 20 Overseas voting: online for the 1st time http://www.topix.net/world/united-kingdom/2008/02/overseas-voting-online-for-the-1st-time?fromrss=1 "If we do not get Barack Obama in the presidency, then we will have two families for over 20 years in the American political system. And I think that's unacceptable."

Americans seeking a change in foreign policy and a new national image abroad flocked to churches in Rome, town halls in England and an Irish pub in Hong Kong on Tuesday to vote in a Democrats Abroad primary. via The Mississippi Press

]]> The Mississippi Press Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:48:41 GMT 080206BVM0S0 0 Five jailed for role in 21/7 bomb plot in UK http://www.topix.net/world/united-kingdom/2008/02/five-jailed-for-role-in-21-7-bomb-plot-in-uk?fromrss=1 Five men, including the brothers of two of the failed July 21 London bombers were today jailed for a total of 56 years for helping them in the aftermath of the attacks. via AndhraNews

]]> AndhraNews Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:09:47 GMT 080204U7RMFJ 6 Search continues for missing woman http://www.topix.net/world/united-kingdom/2008/02/search-continues-for-missing-woman?fromrss=1 Police are continuing to search land around the East Sussex home of a missing award-winning TV make-up artist. via Boston Today

]]> Boston Today Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:22:25 GMT 080202DIHSF5 1 Taoiseach to hold talks with Paisley in loyalist heartland http://www.topix.net/world/united-kingdom/2008/02/taoiseach-to-hold-talks-with-paisley-in-loyalist-heartland?fromrss=1 "In Ballymena, Mr Ahern and Mr Paisley are expected to discuss political and economic developments in Northern Ireland and increasing cross-border co-operation with the Republic"

Bertie Ahern will today become the first Taoiseach to visit the Ian Paisley in his heartland. via BreakingNews.ie

]]> BreakingNews.ie Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:14:11 GMT 080201F7UTRF 2 Driver injured in train crash http://www.topix.net/world/united-kingdom/2008/02/driver-injured-in-train-crash?fromrss=1 "We are providing some road transport in the Leicester, Loughborough, Derby and Nottingham area. But it is a very limited service. We would advise passengers: do not travel unless you have to."

A train driver has been seriously injured when he became trapped in his cabin after hitting a footbridge. via Guardian Unlimited

]]> Guardian Unlimited Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:26:12 GMT 080201HR3TFK 0 Ferry on Irish Sea at risk of sinking http://www.topix.net/world/united-kingdom/2008/01/ferry-on-irish-sea-at-risk-of-sinking?fromrss=1 A ferry which ran into trouble in high winds in the Irish Sea has run aground at the northern England holiday town of Blackpool, say British coastguard authorities. via The Age

]]> The Age Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:11:52 GMT 080131JKLAHT 0 Charles slams plans to 'vandalise' sk... http://www.topix.net/world/united-kingdom/2008/01/charles-slams-plans-to-vandalise-sk?fromrss=1 "Cheesegrater". "For some unaccountable reason we seem to be determined to vandalise these few remaining sites which retain the kind of human scale and timeless character that so attract people to them and which increase in value as time goes by"

BRITAIN'S Prince Charles overnight savaged plans to erect more odd-shaped towers in London, saying they would "vandalise" the skyline and trash the city's character. via News.com.au

]]> News.com.au Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:27:01 GMT 0801318PL1IP 0 Bail ruling on officer 'borderline' http://www.topix.net/world/united-kingdom/2008/01/bail-ruling-on-officer-borderline?fromrss=1 A judge released a senior police officer accused of murder on bail despite feeling it was a "very borderline decision". Judge John Bevan QC told Garry Weddell, 47, he would go "straight back into custody" if he ... via Horncastle Today

]]> Horncastle Today Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:34:34 GMT 080131KV2UND 0 2m lifeboat's rescue called off http://www.topix.net/world/united-kingdom/2008/01/2m-lifeboats-rescue-called-off?fromrss=1 "The Larne lifeboat crew, helped by local fishermen from Ballycastle struggled for several hours in very difficult sea conditions to attempt to refloat the Portrush Lifeboat"

They have been assisted by a Garda rescue helicopter An operation to free a 2m lifeboat, stranded on rocks at Rathlin Island, has been called off for the day. via BBC

]]> BBC Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:01:41 GMT 0801314II080 1 'Jerry Springer the Opera' seeks to satirize http://www.topix.net/world/united-kingdom/2008/01/jerry-springer-the-opera-seeks-to-satirize?fromrss=1 Before there were Britney, Lindsay and Paris, the needy folks who make appearances on Jerry Springer's television talk show fulfilled our voyeuristic fantasies about the lives of those ready to self-destruct. ... via Kpic.com

]]> Kpic.com Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:54:51 GMT 08013077TP6J 0 Parades appointments deemed unlawful http://www.topix.net/world/united-kingdom/2008/01/parades-appointments-deemed-unlawful?fromrss=1 A decision by Peter Hain as Northern Ireland Secretary to appoint two Orangemen to the North's Parades Commission was unlawful, according to a ruling issued today by the Law Lords. via The Irish Times

]]> The Irish Times Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:54:40 GMT 080130TCV4L2 0 Calne and Devizes suffer third postponement http://www.topix.net/world/united-kingdom/2008/01/calne-and-devizes-suffer-third-postponement?fromrss=1 The Wiltshire Senior Cup Quater Final tie between Calne Town and Devizes Town has been postponed for a third time. via This is Wiltshire

]]> This is Wiltshire Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:05:19 GMT 080130DNFF43 0 Man's body found alongside road http://www.topix.net/world/united-kingdom/2008/01/mans-body-found-alongside-road?fromrss=1 "Early indications are that there is no evidence that the death is suspicious."

POLICE say they are not treating the death of a man whose body was found this morning as suspicous. via The Northern Echo

]]> The Northern Echo Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:02:08 GMT 080130SCB5VP 0 'There Are No Shops In The Cemetery' http://www.topix.net/world/united-kingdom/2008/01/there-are-no-shops-in-the-cemetery?fromrss=1 "If this goes - it can burst at any time - I have a one in 10 chance of living."

A man who scooped a ??19m jackpot on this weekend's lottery has revealed his life is hanging in the balance - and said he wishes he could swap the cash for his health. via MyFox St. Louis

]]> MyFox St. Louis Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:51:03 GMT 0801293IVONP 0